The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-12
passenger on the iated train, would have
been welcomed in Oh;cago by his relatives

been welcomed In ChIcHgo by his relatives
whom he has not ss0u for years. | Az
He Was able To tell Of the occurrence as
follows: II WAS in tho passenger coach,
which was next to the laat car In the train.
Just before midnight went into the
smoker, which waa just ahead Of our car,
and Chattod Tor On hour and came back to
the coach with young man who sat down
near me. That Ia the laBs have seen or
expect to see OF that poor fellow. Just az
l had stretched myself TO 20 to sleep, and
almost before had closed my eyes, there
was an awful crash, which God help me,
! never want to hear again. l could feel
myself thrown violently toward the top OF
the car and then I became ineensible. On
tho way up realized that all was con.
fusion In the car TINT canes, vallses, rods
OF iron and lamps were In the air about
me. l must have regained my conscious.
neRB In very short time, for when 7
awoke all was darknesa In the car and I,
HORRIBLE snRIHKs AND PIERCING WALLS
Of agony almost deafening my ears. In
one end Of the car furtheat from me the
stove was overturned and flames were
starting to spread with magic rapidity.
There was some sort oil new guard lamp
In the car with reservoirs reaching from
one end TO the other. The flames loapsd
up the Bides, and In less time than can
tell the gas was burning the whole length
Of the Car over our heads. I was wedgsd
in between two seats, whore l couldn't
move limb OF my body, and there watch.
ed the ire slowly creep upon me.
/ was in a terrible plight. In
the end OF the coach near tho
lire l could see lady caught betresn the
seats as | was. The FIRE slowly crept
across the car; she was soon enveloped In
flames and then In agony she burned be.
fore my eyes. just across from my seat I
noticed before tho accident father, his
wife and daughter. Just as the flames
were blazing foot or two away from me
man pulled me into the aisle and said:
"Come 10 the window" Ha must have
mistaken me for come one else for tho
moment he had looked closely into my
face he dropped inc and hurried through
the window with an exclamation Of dis
appointment. I then painfully crawled
after him." W.
W. A. Duncan, OF Syracuse, N. Y, Sec.
rotary Of the Chautauqus Assembly, ar
rived in the city this evening. Mr.. Dun
can said: "Our train got in kouts at Z
O'Clock this morning aud then we were
told OF the wreck which occurred two
miies west Of the town. I, with several
others, viHited the ecene OF tho disaster.
There were hundreds Of people around,
but every one seemed to be so dazsd aud
excited that little had been done to assist
the wounded. When We got there q
moat sictening sight met our eyes.
strewn all along tho track amid the
wreckago were twelve or fftson charred
bodies. 55s MI
"One little Bohemian boy waa propped
up against the fence badly crushed and
dying, and there in front Of him lay his
dead mother, father and two sisters. 1t
was impossible to secure nameo as uvery
ons was half out Of their wits, and it was
Q long time after the accident occurred
tEst any assistance Was rendered"